Winter TV: ‘Bellevue’ (WGN)

Detective Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin) investigates the disappearance of high school hockey star Jesse Sweetland (Sadie O’Neil) that may be related to a murder in the same small town 20 years ago while dealing with her on-and-off again relationship with Eddie (Allen Leech), her boss Police Chief Peter Welland (Shawn Doyle) and someone from her past in this Canadian crime drama.

What The Critics Say (Metascore 66)

Bellevue isn’t trying to break the mold of a closed-ended mystery, but it does offer a riff on it that manages to be both cozily predictable and refreshingly contemporary. … It presents its characters with texture and range; meaning that even when it missteps, it still finds a way to make you care. — Sonia Saraiya, Variety

It’s handsomely shot, competently directed and, when the writing allows, generally well acted. But it’s markedly derivative. … What ended up onscreen is a half-sketched, formulaic character that Ms. Paquin can only occasionally make convincing. — Mike Hale,New York Times